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1. What do you know about the history of ice cream?

2. When was ice cream first made? Where was it made?

3. Do you like ice cream? If so, what is your favorite flavor?o

4. What are some treats that are made with ice cream?

5. Have you ever made ice cream at home?

o In this selection, you will read about the history of ice cream. You will also read about some of the interesting treats that have been made with ice cream. Think about your favorite ice cream treat and see if it is mentioned in the selection.

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H omemade ice cream, ice cream parlors, and malt shops were a popular treat in the late 1800s. All are making a comeback. Ice cream originated in Ch ina about four thousand years ago. At that time, it was a favorite dish of the nobility. Ice cream did not resemble the ice cream that we eat today. T he first ice cream was a soft paste made from milk, spices, and overcooked rice. It was packed in snow to make it thick. T he snow had to be imported from the mountains and maintained so that it could be used later in the making of frozen dishes. This was very expensive to do. For this reason , only the nobility, the very wealthy, could afford ice cream.

Fruit ices were also made by the Chinese people. This dessert was made by mixing fruit juice and pulp with snow or milk ice. By the fourteenth century, fruit ices appeared in Italy. Marco Polo is sometimes given credit for creating th is dessert. Credit is sometimes given to Bernardo Buontalenti, a Tuscan confec~ tioner, or maker of desserts. The recipes for the iced desserts were kept secret by the chefs. Still, only the nobility could afford the refrigeration that was needed to maintain the frozen dessert. Refrigeration for the ice cream and the fruit ices took place in

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